Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 112 Xiaomao
Following the driver's instructions, the group continued walking forward.

Soon, a huge "square" appeared.

In the square, there were many cranes and trucks, and some people dressed in workers' clothes and wearing hats were walking back and forth.

"There are places to buy things here, and even an open-air canteen!" Xiao Gang exclaimed with delight.

"This looks like where the workers are resting." Xiao Zhi looked around, searching for the "person in charge" the driver had mentioned.

"Make way, everyone, make way!"

A loud shout came from afar, and everyone looked over.

It was a group of rescue workers carrying loads on their shoulders, with a large, fat man in a suit leading the way.

The buttons on his suit jacket were taut and the trembling boss was running wildly, swinging his gold tie.

The tie was blown by the wind, making it look like a hamster carrying a gold bar spinning on its wheel.

"Wow, the uncle's description is so accurate, that must be their boss," Xiao Zhi said, pointing to the chubby man in the suit at the head of the group.

"I think they've already heard the commotion here and started their rescue efforts." Xiao Gang glanced around and felt that it was no longer their business.

"It's getting late, shall we rest here for the day?" Xiao Gang said.

“Okay, I want to eat there.” Xiaoxia pointed to the open-air canteen on the construction site, where wisps of smoke were already rising.

"By the way, where's Natsume?" Ash looked around but couldn't find Natsume.

"I don't know, but he'll always show up." Xiaoxia pulled him along and headed straight for the cafeteria.

On the other side, the parking area.

Natsume walks among all sorts of construction site vehicles.

"The small truck's performance isn't very good."

"Heavy trucks won't work; they're too big. One person can't change them."

"Crane. Inexperienced."

"Operate an excavator? Hmm. Do you have any smaller ones?"

Natsume looked up and down at the various motorcycles parked there.

Without exception, they were all large vehicles, which was not satisfactory.

The Rotom locomotive was an intermediate project, used by Natsume to test whether the Rotom machine could withstand complex deformations.

If possible, his chances of success with the six-in-one Rotom mech will increase dramatically.

For a verification experiment, as long as the principle is the same, it's fine; naturally, the simpler the better.

"Tsk, the only thing that's usable is probably this small truck that brought in the vegetables."

Natsume approached the small truck and shook his head slightly.

He wanted to talk to the owner here about getting a used car.

But now it seems the owner probably won't sell him the only small truck that meets the requirements.

"Huh?" Natsume glanced at the distance, a look of surprise on his face.

There, amidst a group of behemoths, sat a small car that was easily overlooked.

Upon closer inspection, Natsume discovered that it was a flamboyant sports car, entirely rose-red in color.

"Hiss—" This looks familiar?
Natsume narrowed his eyes, and after a while, he took out his Rotom phone and looked at the location above.

A boy's portrait with bluish-green hair and a somewhat arrogant look was prominently displayed around him.

"Oh, it's you. That makes things easier."

Putting away his Rotom phone, Natsume skillfully jumped into the sports car, took out a key, and started driving.

On the other side, there's an open-air canteen at the construction site.

"Wow, the portions here are huge, and it's so cheap!" Xiaoxia puffed out her cheeks, her mouth stuffed full.

“Yes, I heard that the workers here get free meals,” Jiaozi added.

"Yes, the boss seems nice. These chefs offer low-priced meals to trainers who pass by."

Xiao Gang took a bite. The taste wasn't exactly delicious, but it was definitely worth the price and excellent value for money.

"Hahahaha!"

Loud laughter came from afar.

Everyone turned around abruptly and found a group of beautiful girls, bursting into laughter.

Surrounded by these people, a cocky-looking boy with spiky hair stepped out.

"Oh? Isn't this Ash?" The boy fixed his gaze on Ash.

"Shigeru!" Ash exclaimed upon seeing him.

"Xiao Mao?" Xiao Xia, Xiao Gang, and Jiao Zi all called out in unison.

“That’s right, I’m Professor Oak’s grandson, Gary!” Gary pointed to himself and introduced himself generously.

"You're Professor Oak's grandson?" Pride's eyes lit up.

“That’s right, I am—Let go!” Jiaozi touched Xiaomao’s head.

"Good boy, quickly call me 'Auntie' so we can hear it?" Jiaozi looked at him with a smile.

"Master's wife?" Xiao Mao looked at himself, somewhat confused, when Xiao Zhi picked him up the next second.

"Little Shigeru, you must become a great ecological researcher in the future!" Little Zhi looked at him with teary eyes.

"???"

Shigeru was completely bewildered, and swallowed the words he had intended to use to mock Ash. "Let go! Let go, all of you!"

After Xiao Mao figured out the relationship, he pointed at the top student with a look of horror.

"Auntie? Natsume-nii is also around here?" As he spoke, Xiao Shi looked left and right, then hid in the cheerleading squad.

“Natsume isn’t here right now, and we don’t know where he went,” Ash said seriously.

"He's not here, that's good, that's good."

Xiao Mao glanced at them, then casually pulled over a chair and sat down.

"Xiao Zhi, you have such bad taste! You're still eating this kind of children's scrambled eggs, hahaha, and you even arranged them in the shape of Pikachu!"

Shigeru stared at the dinner in front of Satoshi, and after a moment, he couldn't help but shake his head.

"Then what kind of taste can you possibly have?" Xiao Zhi asked, looking unconvinced.

"Pikachu—" Pikachu slammed his fist on the table and stood up.

"I'd like a serving of mini sausages, cut into the shape of an octopus bucket!" Xiao Mao called out to the chef.

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"Why does he seem a bit like Ash in personality?" Xiaoxia whispered to Xiaogang.

"You're right," Xiao Gang nodded.

Ash's gaze kept shifting between Gary and his dinner.

Hmm. He felt that his taste wasn't much behind the other person's.

As everyone was enjoying their dinner, halfway through, they saw the fat boss from before running over.

"Are you all trainers?"

The fat boss was covered in dust, his suit was covered in dust, and his gold tie was missing; he looked extremely slovenly.

It looks like the rescue operation has just been completed.

"Yes, uncle, is there anything I can help you with?" Xiao Zhi looked up at the other person and nodded.

As Natsume once said, a good boss is one who is always at the forefront of his employees' work.

"Oh, you're absolutely right!" the fat boss clapped his hands.

"Let me introduce myself first. I am the boss of the dam project here. You can call me Fujiichi."

As he spoke, Teng Yi pulled out a poster and handed one out to everyone.

"A diglett infestation is hindering the project's progress. We are seeking trainers to get rid of the digletts!"

Xiao Zhi read out the words from above, word by word.

Suddenly, everyone's heads crowded around.

"Sigh, you don't know, today all the vehicles passing by were overturned because of the groundhog burrows."

Teng started by complaining bitterly.

"I'm from Heiyun City. The environment there is bad. My dad was a factory worker, and he passed away early."

"I'm thinking that now that I've made some money, I can build a dam here and take over the water supply. At least Black Cloud City will have clean water to drink, instead of going through all the trouble of transporting it from Light Red City."

After listening to Fujii's story, Xiaozhi was moved to tears.

He had a vivid memory of what was happening in Heiyun City.

"Okay, Mr. Fujiichi, I'll take this job!" Xiaozhi carefully rolled up the poster.

"Hmph, I'm a trainer with seven badges, I'll definitely solve this problem before you do!"

As Xiao Mao spoke, he pulled open his collar, revealing seven badges pinned inside.

"What? You already have seven badges!" Ash exclaimed.

"Wow, they look much stronger than Ash." Misty leaned closer to take a look and found that they were both officially recognized gyms.

"Hahaha, without further ado, let's set off now!"

Surrounded by a group of beautiful girls, Xiao Mao laughed heartily.

Finally, he succeeded in his act.

Feeling extremely happy, Xiao Mao took out a car key from his pocket and pressed it.

"Hmm?" No response.

Xiao Mao pressed it several more times.

Still no response.

"What are you doing?" Xiao Zhi asked, looking at him curiously.

"Ahem, you don't understand, do you? You can't drive a gasoline-powered car before the age of 14, but—"

"My supercar was converted into an electric car by Natsume-san, and it's even smart; it can come over by itself with just a press of a button."

As Xiao Mao spoke, his face flushed red, and he pressed down several more times.

Finally, after his disdainful efforts, a rolling sound was heard not far away.

Turn around and look.

In the darkness, a cartwheel slowly rolled over.

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(End of this chapter)